L-b Dowitcher & Lsr Yellowlegs still present this a.m. in front of B. Steel hide – per Mark Hipkin txt.

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Just a couple of Rock Pipits, one of which looked like a juv, House Martins still visiting artificial nests on the environment building, Sand Martins seem to have finished in the old dock walls. A few 6-Spot Burnet Moths along the new path and some Common Blues, nice to see near the city.

per Terry Tovey – 2 common sandpipers 15 redshank 30 curlew 1 whimbrel brunel dock river neath

Took the grandkids today for pond dipping etc. Low tide so not much from B Steel hide and some CCW guys were working out on the salt marsh. An ad Common Gull was a little surprising on the pool to the rear of the hide. o/w only 4 Blackwits and a Redshank there.

The GC Grebe chicks [2] are about half grown so prob safe from predation now. O/W pretty quiet. Quite a lot of Gatekeeper on the wing.

Thought a walk across the Barrage this a.m. might give a little bit of refreshing breeze. 170 Black-headed Gulls at the Penarth end. 1 juv GC Grebe halfway along. House Martins visiting nests in the environment building and Sand Martins at nest holes in the dock by the Dr Who Experience.